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Matt Hobgood
Born: 08/03/1990 (Age: 23) |
| Bats: Right |
Throws: Right |
| Height: 6' 4" |
Weight: 245 |
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| Big broad shouldered frame; thick throughout with bad weight but still has some muscle; thick lower half; drop and drive type delivery; axis get tilted and falls off to 1B side every pitch; max effort delivery; can open up to 1B side early and hips can open early causing arm to drag at times; fast arm action |
| CJ Wittmann |
| 05/04/2014 |
| Frederick Keys (High A, Orioles) |
| 4/24/14 |
| 50 |
| 2015 |
| No |
| FB |
70 |
93-96 |
97 |
hit 95, 96 a lot; great downhill plane; late life with arm-side run; shows plus-plus potential but plays down due to lack of command; presently has more control to glove side than arm-side; needs refinement in delivery which could allow pitch to play to its' potential. |
| SL |
70 |
84-86 |
86 |
tight, tight spin with tilt; breaks late; comes from same arm slot as FB; shows ability to throw for chase pitch and strike; has more command of this than FB; will throw in any count; loves to backdoor LHH, throw away to RHH; refinement in overall command will allow it to play plus-plus due to fear of FB. |
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I was throughly impressed with Matt Hobgood. It may not be what the Orioles fans want based on where he was drafted but there is something there. His delivery has a lot of effort and he falls off to the 1B side often. His hips open a bit early at times causing his arm to drag and the command to get loose. The FB plays at a plus-plus velocity but his ability to command it in the zone needs work. The SL is plus-plus offering and with command improvement, it will play up to its' potential of being a major league out pitch. There is no physical projection in Hobgood's frame and a chance he could add bad weight. As a reliever, he'll need to be able to throw back to back days and improve the command a bit but on that night Hobgood was effectively wild. It will be interesting to track his progress.
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